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Forthcoming   /fˈɔrθkˈəmɪŋ/   Listen
adjective
forthcoming  adj.  
1.
Ready or about to appear; making appearance.
2.
Candid; frank; not withholding relevant information; cooperative in providing information.
3.
Having an agreeable and sociable personality; friendly.
4.
Available or ready at the time required; as, payment will be forthcoming on receipt of the goods.





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"Forthcoming" Quotes from Famous Books



... visitor's footsteps upon the stairs—to lie until seven o'clock—if he did not come till then, would be more than he could endure. That would give him too long to think over what Linthicum would do if the whole sum were not forthcoming—to think of the reasons why the parson might make up his mind to treat the letters as if they were worthless. He lay and gnawed his ...
— In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim • Frances Hodgson Burnett
... spot within its encircling ring, over which the Bishop and Patteson waded, and found thirteen men on the beach. Patteson went up to the first, tied a bit of red tape round his head, and made signs that he wanted a cocoa-nut in exchange for a fish-hook. Plenty were forthcoming; but the Bishop, to his companion's surprise, made a sudden sign to come away, and when the boat was regained he said: 'I saw some young men running through the bush with bows and arrows, and these young gentry have not the sense to behave ...
— Life of John Coleridge Patteson • Charlotte M. Yonge
... paused again and looked from one to another of his listeners, as if seeking some sign of approval. None being forthcoming, he ...
— Monsieur Lecoq • Emile Gaboriau
... even his terms standing "as heads of chapters." He goes on to say that he would at once write to Mr. Wallace offering to send his MS. to any journal; and concludes: "So my originality is smashed, though my book [the forthcoming 'Origin of Species'], if it will have any value will not be deteriorated, as all know the labour consists in the application ...
— Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 (of 2) • James Marchant
... day, he did not fail to keep them in mind. Though Barber had so ill repaid his efforts to please, though no can of salmon had been forthcoming as requested, he did not punish the longshoreman that morning. Life seemed very full to him now, what with his regular duties and the fresh obligations laid upon him ...
— The Rich Little Poor Boy • Eleanor Gates


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